UranusHow Uranus got its name:after the ancient Greek god of the sky.Who discovered Uranus, when, how, where?: Sir William Herschel. who found it on March 13, 1781 just searching the sky with his telescope. Distance:Order from the sun: Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus. Is the 7th planet from the sun.Distance from the sun: 2.88 billion km. Distance from Earth: 2.57 billion km. Planet measurement:Mass: 86.832 Volume: 6,833 Orbit & rotation: Number of days to orbit around the sun: 84 earth years. Perihelion: 1.78 billion miles. Equatorial Circumference:Mean density: 3 cm Gravity: 8.69 m/sec squared compared to 9.78 m/sec squared on earth. Aphelion: 2,870,990,000 Length of one day: 17 Earth hours long Planet appearance: The surface of Uranus consists of blue-green clouds made of tiny crystals of methane. The crystals have frozen out. Rings: The rings of Uranus are very thin and are made of methane- ice. It has 9 rings. The rings around Uranus are grey. Satellites: 27 known moons, Some include Juliet, Cordelia, Cupid, Desdemona, Puck, Oberon, Titania. Composition: Core composition: rocky about the size of Earth. Its composed of liquid and solid helium, argon, and ammonia. Surface composition: Is a huge icy planet and is covered with clouds. Is a frozen, gaseous planet with a molten core. Atmosphere: Major gases: h2o and co2 minor gases: hydrogen, helium, methane ice methane. Methane looks blue when sunlight hits it. Surface condition: wind speeds: It can get up to 90 mph. temperature ranges: minimum temperature is -224 degrees celsius surface pressure: It's 1,984,580 meters of pressure. Weather: Mostly cloudy because Uranus is so far from the sun. Also sometimes rainy. Water: Uranus has solid water due to its extreme cold temperature, (ice). Exploration: one probe was sent to Uranus and that is the Voyager 2. Habitability: a person would freeze to death and the would suffocate. Future human travel: no human life is able to go on Uranus because the methane gas, even if you were wearing protective suits. Terraforming: none you can't live on Uranus or you or it will die. Cool facts: how much you would weigh on Uranus: If you weighed 100 pounds on Earth you would weigh 88.91 pounds on Uranus. 3 neat things about Uranus:
UranusHow Uranus got its name: after the ancient Greek god of the sky.Who discovered Uranus, when, how, where?: Sir William Herschel. who found it on March 13, 1781 just searching the sky with his telescope.
Distance:Order from the sun: Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus. Is the 7th planet from the sun.Distance from the sun: 2.88 billion km. Distance from Earth: 2.57 billion km.
Planet measurement:Mass: 86.832
Volume: 6,833
Orbit & rotation:
Number of days to orbit around the sun: 84 earth years.
Perihelion: 1.78 billion miles.
Equatorial Circumference:Mean density: 3 cm
Gravity: 8.69 m/sec squared compared to 9.78 m/sec squared on earth.
Aphelion: 2,870,990,000
Length of one day: 17 Earth hours long
Planet appearance: The surface of Uranus consists of blue-green clouds made of tiny crystals of methane. The crystals have frozen out.
Rings: The rings of Uranus are very thin and are made of methane- ice. It has 9 rings. The rings around Uranus are grey.
Satellites: 27 known moons,
Some include Juliet, Cordelia, Cupid, Desdemona, Puck, Oberon, Titania.
Composition:
Core composition: rocky about the size of Earth. Its composed of liquid and solid helium, argon, and ammonia.
Surface composition: Is a huge icy planet and is covered with clouds. Is a frozen, gaseous planet with a molten core.
Atmosphere:
Major gases: h2o and co2
minor gases: hydrogen, helium, methane ice methane. Methane looks blue when sunlight hits it.
Surface condition:
wind speeds: It can get up to 90 mph.
temperature ranges: minimum temperature is -224 degrees celsius
surface pressure: It's 1,984,580 meters of pressure.
Weather: Mostly cloudy because Uranus is so far from the sun. Also sometimes rainy.
Water: Uranus has solid water due to its extreme cold temperature, (ice).
Exploration: one probe was sent to Uranus and that is the Voyager 2.
Habitability: a person would freeze to death and the would suffocate.
Future human travel: no human life is able to go on Uranus because the methane gas, even if you were wearing protective suits.
Terraforming: none you can't live on Uranus or you or it will die.
Cool facts:
how much you would weigh on Uranus: If you weighed 100 pounds on Earth you would weigh 88.91 pounds on Uranus.
3 neat things about Uranus:
By: Mariah Eldred and Jolanta Widow
Section: 6B